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Divorced, with Special Needs

You live your life in shared custody
In separate homes you do your best
Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two Mothers
You memorize where they hide the lollipops

In separate homes you do your best
Your father lets you play with his laptop
You memorize when they hide the lollipops
In your Grandmother's basement there is a trampoline

Your Father lets you play with his laptop
On Tuesday nights you watch They Might be Giants
In your Grandmother's basement there is a trampoline
On Saturday morning, you go swimming

On Tuesday nights you watch They Might be Giants
You ride the short bus to school every morning
On Saturday morning, you go swimming
One of these days, you are going to speak

You ride the short bus to school every morning
Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two Mothers
One of these days, you are going to speak
You live your life in shared custody